Isa 40:5, 66:18 | JFB | e4.org | 5. see it —The Septuagint for "it," has "the salvation of God." So (compare , that is, Messiah); but the Evangelist probably took these words from . for —rather, "All flesh shall see that the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it" [BENGEL ].

‏ Isaiah 40:5

5. see it—The Septuagint for "it," has "the salvation of God." So Lu 3:6 (compare Lu 2:30, that is, Messiah); but the Evangelist probably took these words from Isa 52:10.

for—rather, "All flesh shall see that the mouth of Jehovah hath spoken it" [BENGEL].

‏ Isaiah 66:18

18. know—not in the Hebrew. Rather, understand the words by aposiopesis; it is usual in threats to leave the persons threatened to supply the hiatus from their own fears, owing to conscious guilt: "For I . . . their works and thoughts," &c.; namely, will punish [MAURER].

it shall come—the time is come that I will, &c. [MAURER].

gather . . . nations—against Jerusalem, where the ungodly Jews shall perish; and then the Lord at last shall fight for Jerusalem against those nations: and the survivors (Isa 66:19) shall "see God's glory" (Zec 12:8, 9; 14:1-3, 9).

tongues—which have been many owing to sin, being confounded at Babel, but which shall again be one in Christ (Da 7:14; Zep 3:9; Re 7:9, 10).